Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - December 23, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Tuesday night ONT time. Glad you're here!

Happy Festivus

Today is your day, Seinfeld fans.

Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances. Somebody got started a bit early. Found this gem on Sunday morning at the end of Saturday's Club ONT.

Festivus also includes Feats of Strength. OK - here ya go!

Want more? Check out these 7 Old-Timey Feats of Strength That Still Impress

Is Festivus a real thing outside of the Seinfeld universe? I doubt it. Funny episode though!

Bad news from Southwest Airlines if you're pudgy, portly, or stout.

American airline hits plus-size travelers with new policy forcing them to buy two seats

The airline has confirmed it will no longer automatically reimburse “customers of size” who need to buy an extra seat for space.

The benefit had previously been in place for more than 20 years at Southwest Airlines.

Under the original policy, passengers who “encroached upon any part of the neighboring seat” were eligible for a complimentary adjacent seat, with the airline clearly stating that armrests were the “definitive boundary” between seats.

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Starting January 27, 2026, any customer flying on Southwest who needs additional space will be required to purchase a second seat, with fewer guarantees they’ll get their money back.

In a statement, the airline urged travelers to buy both seats at the time of booking to avoid “last-minute purchases or rebooking at the airport.”

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Media bias shows up in a multitude of ways. See if you can spot the bias here.

Journey keyboardist opens up about relationship with Charlie Kirk

Two months after releasing a song in honor of Charlie Kirk, Journey keyboardist and guitarist Jonathan Cain is opening up about his relationship with the late conservative activist.

“Charlie’s one of a kind,” he said during an appearance on “The 700 Club,” a Christian talk show hosted by Wendy Griffith on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “He was irreplaceable.”

Cain spoke about his single, “No One Else,” dedicated to Kirk, on the show released Tuesday, Dec. 16, and recalled first meeting Kirk at the Republican National Convention in 2016.

OK so far, I'd say. Let's keep reading.

“He was all excited telling us about how he was going to go to campuses and just change everybody’s mind and give conservative kids the good news, a voice,” Cain said, adding that Kirk inspired him to openly speak of his conservative and religious values.

“He brought a lot of people to Jesus,” Cain went on. “He was unafraid. … You can’t silence us.”

Kirk was a polarizing figure in American politics, known for his incendiary rhetoric about gender identity, race, gun rights and religion. In 2012, he founded Turning Point USA to mobilize conservative students on college campuses against what he deemed “woke” ideology. The organization was widely criticized for spreading misinformation.

On Sept. 10, while speaking at Utah Valley University, he was shot and killed. A recent report by the Washington Post revealed that the man accused of the murder, Tyler Robinson, allegedly sent messages about the shooting on Discord about 80 minutes after it happened.

The musician explained that he was writing a pastor appreciation song at the time of Kirk’s death, set to be part of a larger EP. Upon revisiting the music, he instead decided to dedicate the track to his slain friend as a standalone single.

Cain performed “No One Else” at the end of the televised interview while a series of clips of Kirk flashed across the screen.

I'm sure you noticed that completely unnecessary paragraph in there. It did nothing to improve the point of article, but it sure did signal the author's liberal bona fides. Complete garbage in an otherwise decent factual article.

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Big news out of the Smokey Mountains.

After 64 Years, Dollywood Announces Immediate Closure

On Saturday, Dolly Parton’s beloved Dollywood theme park announced an “unscheduled” indefinite closure.

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On December 20, Dollywood posted a press release to its official Instagram story, explaining that the Dollywood Express attraction had indefinitely closed due to “unscheduled” but necessary maintenance work.

What a misleading headline! It sure did make it seem as though the whole park was closing. Anyway, garbage "journalism" once again.

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Fun with Charlie Brown

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Need a last minute gift idea?

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